Category Archives for Colour

This one is a birthday present for a friend, Ryan Dunkley. A few references to his interests and skills in there. The framed tentacle is referring to a fishing trip we went on when he had a huge squid on the line, but only ended up catching its arm (which…

Day 45! I’ve finally reached the halfway point! It’s hard to keep up with this challenge, after family, uni and freelance work, but it’s worth it – I’m producing better work, faster, without really thinking about it. Getting in the groove. That’s the idea of developing good habits, I guess.

Day 23. So this is the completion of the sketch I did for day 21. It’s Bea. She’s still four. I thought it would be okay to break some larger pieces up like this, but my wife thinks I’m cheating, and that I should produce 90 finished drawings. What do…

Day 2. Here’s a small duck. He’s on a journey. I guess he’s heading south, it being Winter and all. I’ve gotta say, I’m lovin’ this challenge of pumping out drawings. Hope you enjoy watching! PS: Oh, and it’s Swiss National Day, btw. Maybe he’s crossing the Alps, and heading…

This is a cartoon version of the cast of a historical fiction/fantasy story I’ve been working on. It’s called Once More. I’ll post the first coupla chapters soon. The real character portraits are in the portfolio.

Strike a Pose This is a whole lotta gesture studies I created for an art course at CDW Studios – some from photos, some from my head. I’ve been learning how important gesture and expression are in character illustration, particularly through reading a lot of Quentin Blake books to my kids. He’s the…